Political Quotes

John McCain: “The problem in Afghanistan today is that we have tried to win this war without enough troops, without sufficient…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
The problem in Afghanistan today is that we have tried to win this war without enough troops, without sufficient economic aid, without effective coordination, and without a regional strategy.
Said by
John McCain
Republican · Arizona
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the current strategy in Afghanistan for lacking resources and coordination.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from John McCain

Feb 14, 2018

General Milley, will M-SHORAD have capabilities to defend against cruise missiles?

congress.gov
Feb 14, 2018

I'm eager to learn how Cyber Command is responding to this legislation.

congress.gov
Aug 21, 2018

I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.

congress.gov
Aug 21, 2018

I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.

congress.gov
View all John McCain quotes

Other voices in this conversation